This weekend, the world recognized the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, which ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. As a 31-year veteran, son of a Flying Tiger, and father of four sons who have…

It is with sincere gratitude and appreciation that I have the opportunity to recognize Taylor Andreae, former deputy chief of staff for South Carolina's Second Congressional District. I will always appreciate Taylor for his years of…

I do applaud the Treasury's designation yesterday of four Hezbollah-affiliated terrorists in Iraq.

I especially want to thank Congressman Adam Kinzinger for introducing the Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2018.

Due to the tax cuts of President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress, there is unprecedented growth for American families. The Hill today reported great things for the American people. CNBC reported that consumer confidence rose to…

This bill and amendment would require the President to impose sanctions on Iranian-backed or controlled militias that commit violence and threaten the stability of Iraq.

the challenge of regularity, hopefully Chairman Thornberry is going to get that corrected.

During that time, we have witnessed Western Europe's survival. We have seen Asia's economic boom. We have seen the collapse of the Soviet Union.

As Hurricane Florence threatens to strike South Carolina, I am grateful to Governor Henry McMaster, Adjutant General Bob Livingston, Attorney General Alan Wilson, as well as Kim Stenson, Director of the Emergency Management Division, who…

I want to appreciate again our ranking member, Madeleine Bordallo, for her bipartisan leadership on behalf of national security.

I would like to welcome each of you to the hearing of the Readiness Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee on the new Army Futures Command.

While I am hopeful, I am not yet persuaded that a new command is the right answer to the Army's acquisition challenges.

They never stopped their policies of 'death to America' and 'death to Israel.'

Thank you very much.

We all think of military facilities as extraordinary acreage. And so to find out the centralized nature of what you are doing, it shows vision.

The President was very courageous to pull out of the flawed Iranian nuclear deal.

It has also been a great honor for the subcommittee today to meet in the Sam Johnson Room of the Rayburn House Office Building.

Thank you very much, Congresswoman Murphy.

I want to thank our witnesses for being here today. And also, I want to thank, of course, Tom Hawley for his leadership on maintaining the 5-minute rule.

For the benefit of each member of the subcommittee, we will adhere to the 5-minute rule for questions to the witnesses.

This week, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and National Security Advisor John Bolton made the courageous decision to close the Palestinian Liberation Organization, PLO, office in Washington. The PLO has taken no…

It's so positive to hear your messages.

And Secretary McCarthy, you have already really addressed this, too. You are ahead of the curve.

We recognize that the Army's intent is to improve and speed the modernization process.

And a concern that we have all had is to be able to change to the rapidly ever-changing technology. Do you feel like this can be achieved?